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| Full name | Leith Athletic Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Leithers | ||
| Founded | 1887; reformed 1996 | ||
| Ground | Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh | ||
| Capacity | 500 | ||
| Chairman | Leighton Jones | ||
| Manager | John Robertson | ||
| League | East of Scotland League First Division | ||
| 2023–24 | East of Scotland League First Division, 8th of 15 | ||
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Leith Athletic Football Club is a football club based in the Leith area of Edinburgh, Scotland. They compete in the East of Scotland Football League, First Division. First team matches are played at Meadowbank Stadium.
The present club considers itself to be a continuation of the original Leith Athletic F.C., which was founded in 1887. They played in the Scottish Football League in four different spells between 1897 and 1953, but went out of business in 1955. The name was revived at local youth level in 1996. In 2008, Leith Athletic returned to senior football when they amalgamated with Edinburgh Athletic and took the latter's place in the East of Scotland League.